UGA Carpet Recycling Resource
Created for the Carpet Industry by
The University of Georgia Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors 		 


Post Consumer Handlers

For carpet to be recyclable, it must be
(1) free of any metal [nails, tacks, tack strips and/or thresholds]
(2) kept dry
(3)shaken to remove any loose debris.

Remanufacturing/Reuse
  • Milliken Earth Square

    • Recycling
  • BASF 6ix Again

  • Antron carpet fiber

    • The Invironmentalists - the Interior Services Company of DuPont Textiles and Interiors
    contact: Kim Lawing (770)723-7691 kim.x.lawing@theinvironmentalists.com
  • C & A Floorcoverings

  • Interface ReEntry

  • Los Angles Fiber Company

    • For more background and helpful links:
  • CarpetAmericaRecoveryEffort (CARE)SM

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    http://www.fcs.uga.edu/recyclecarpet/
    last updated: 22 June 2005